Bleaching, dyeing, washing, and soaping cylinder for knitting-mills, dye-houses, bleacheries, and laundries



n. B. BECKER. BLEACHING, DYEING WASHING, AND SOAPING CYLINDER FOR KNITTING MILLS, DYE HOUSES,

BLEACHERIES, AND LAUNDRIES.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR- 2, 1921- l,391,71.2.

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22 41 XIMl/jtj LIIZQOR 1.453 51.

FIG. 1

UNITED STATES:

PATENT OFFICE.

DEAN BROWN BECKER, OF FORT ATKINSON, WISCONSIN.

BLEACHING, DYEING, WASHING, AND SOAIING CYLINDER FOR KNITTING-MILLS,

DYE-HOUSES, BLEACHERIES, AND 'LAU'NDBIES.

residing at Fort Atkinson, in the county of x 5 Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Bleaching, Dyeing, Washing, and Soaping Cylinder for Knitting-Mills, Dye- Houses, Bleacheries, and Laundries, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a perforated or slotted dye? ing, washing and bleaching cylinder especially adopted for knitting mills, dye-houses,

may be taken through the successive steps of the treatment Without the use of separate vats, washersor equipment, or any combination" of equipments.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a perforated -or slotted cylinder adapted for bleaching a batch after boiling ofi and rinsing the batch in thesame machine without the necessity-of' employing labor for changing the position of the batch between the successive steps of the operation, the batch being also rinsed and soaped in my device subsequent to-the bleaching operation.

A still further object of the invention. is the provision of a rotary washer, dyer, bleacher, soaker, and soaper with a special form of a perforated or slotted cylinder whereby the batch may beadvantageously handled during the treatments required in a [knitting-mill, dye-house, bleacheryor laundry, the device being of simple construction and easy and inexpensive to manufacture. v

With these general objects in view, the in- "vention consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which like refer- Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the device with the cylinder in one position for receiving an adjustable partition, and

Fig. 2 is a vertical central longitudinal sectional view taken through the device showing a portion in one of the various pos- 5 sible positions.

bleacheries and laundries whereby the batch ence characters designate corresponding- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 27, 1921. Application filed March 2, 1921. Serial No. 449,071.

It being customary in knitting-mills, dyehouses, bleacheries and laundries to perform such successive operations upon. the batch as boiling, rinsing, bleaching and soaping, my invention is provided for combining a single machine whereby the expenditure of labor is saved intransferring the batch from the usual Vat or Washer to a washer or vat for the different operations and this I ac-. complish by providing a rotary 'washer 10 in the form of a perforated or slotted drum withing, stationary casing 11 and supplying steamto said casing through an inlet com-' bined with outlet pipe 12.

The perforated or slotted cylinder 10 has suitable trunnions 13 by means of which the cylinder is rotarily mounted axially of the casing 11, the said casing being water and steam tight when the closed-while the cylinder 10 is preferably formed with a foraminous cylindrical outer Wall 15, l A hinged section 16 of the wall 15 constitutes one door for the cylinder 10 while an opposite hinge section 17 constitutes another door for the cylinder, each of which doors are adapted for positioning-inwardly of the casing door 14 when the cylinder 10 is properly rotated for that purpose. The end walls 18 of the cylinder 10 have integral or attachable upstanding ribs 19, or otherwise suitable grooves adapted for receiving sliding foraminous partitions, shelves or screens21,'the grooves being provided in pairs in alinement with each other for positioning the shelves 21-between thedoors l7 and 16 and readily accessible through the adjacent one of said doors. i

In Fig. 1, the {cylinder 10 is illustrated in position for slidably receiving a partition or shelf 21 at any one of the-levels determined vby thegrooves 20 that are adjacent the-door" 16' which is accessible from the casing door 14'. The successive levels in the cylinder 10 are designated A, B, C, D and E in Fig. 2 of the drawing with the maximum liquor level designated F. With the shelf 21 in position as shown in Fig. 1 the cylinder 10 may be rotated in the direction indicatedby the arrow until the door 17 reaches a position adjacent the door 14 and with the batch designated G partially resting upon the shelf 21, the shelf 22 may thenbe positioned in the cylinder 10 through the door 17; By reversely rotating the cylinder 10 d 14 thereof is l until the shelves 21 and 22 are horizontal, the batch G is held submerged below the liquor level F as illustrated in Fig. 2 and the batch is maintained in this position during the bleaching period. At the end of the bleaching period, the cylinder 10 is rotated in the direction ofthe arrow to permit the 'reinoval'of the shelf 22 through the door 17 and then in the reverse direction so that the partition 21 may be removed through the door 16 and the cylinder then employed as a washer for rinsing as well as soaping the batch. A

The liquid may be drawn ofi" when desired and may be changed at will for other operations. The shelves 21 and 22 may be spaced or joined at their inner ends when positioned in the grooves 21.

The complete operation of the invention.

will be fully understood from this detail description thereof, it being apparent that suitable standards such as 24 are provided for the casin 11 while the trunn'ions 13 may be mounted by means of bearings upon uprights 25 carried by said supports 24. By means of my device the boiling, rinsin or bleaching, dyeing or washing and su sequent rinsing and soaping operations are successively accomplished in a single machine advantageously and with the saving of considerable labor and expense. Longitudinal baflies 26 may be provided in thecylinder 10 upon the annular wall 15 there of if desired for beating the batch G. My cylinder, it will be understood, is formed of any'suitable material andvis applicable for use in rotary dyeing, washing, bleach-- in and soaking machines.

at is claimed as new is 1. A device for treating textiles with liquids comprising a casing, a foraminous cylinder mounted for rotation therein having opposite doors in the outer annular wall thereof, the cylinder having opposite ends provided with pairs of ribs with grooves in alinement between the said doors adapted for the removable receptionoipe'rforated, slotted or foraminous shelves at adjustable elevations.

2. A device for treating'textiles with liquids comprising a casing, a foraniinous cylinder mounted for rotation th'erein having opposite doors in the outer annular wall thereof, the cylinder having opposite ends provided with pairs of ribs with grooves in alinement between the said doors for the support of perforated, slotted or foraminous shelves removably positioned within said grooves through the adjacently positioned doors.

3. A device for treating textiles with liquids comprising a liquid receiving casing,

a foraminous cylindrical batch container trunnioned in the casing having opposite door portions, the casing having an upper door portion adjacent which the door porshelves of the cylinder inwardly terminating in spaced relations, each rib having a longitudinal groove with the outer ends of the grooves adapted for closing by the doors of the cylinder, and screens or shelves removably positioned in opposite ones of said grooves.

5. A device for treating textiles with liquidscomprising a liquid receiving casing, a foraminous cylindrical batch container trunnioned in the casing having opposite doors, the casing having an upper door ad- .jacent which the doors of the cylinder are adapted to be positioned, sets of ribs upon the end walls. of foraminous shelf support of the cylinder, inwardly terminating in spaced relations, each rib having a longitudinal groove within the outer ends of the grooves adapted for closing by the doors of the cylinder, -screens removably positioned in opposite ones of said grooves, and inlet and outlet means for the casing and longitudinal baflies for the batch within the cylinder upon the annular wall thereof.

In testimonv whereof I aflix 111 Si DEAN BROWN Bk ature. 

